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There’s a gaping hole at the centre of British politics where ideas used to be

Ideas once animated politics. Now our political class is rudderless at a time of crisis, says writer William Davies

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

‘The world is my oyster’: Nicola Sturgeon on feminism, her last push for independence and life after politics

Scotland’s first minister is one of the most capable, if divisive, politicians of her era. Could her record-breaking reign conclude with the end of the union?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

Liz Truss’s plans to help lowest earners pay energy bills ‘insulting’, says Labour

Analysis of tax proposals shows a full-time employee on national minimum wage would gain £1 a week

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2022

Labour vows to end ‘outrageous’ energy premiums faced by prepayment customers

Labour says policy is first in package to be unveiled in coming days

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022

Police failures, soaring waiting lists, pool closures: one day’s news in Tory Britain

Look at the condition of Britain’s public services and despair – this is where the ‘small state’ gets you, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022

Energy crisis has pushed families to the brink

Letters: Prof Mike Stein and Peter Riddle on Labour’s policy void as Britain grapples with rising costs and inflation. Plus a stark warning by Dr Thomas Richardson on the heavy price people will pay in terms of mental health problems

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022

Energy firms that can't keep bills down should be nationalised, Gordon Brown demands

The ex-PM has a plan to deal with energy bills hitting £4,200 - and says firms that can't meet it should go temporarily into public ownership as a 'last resort'

Daily Mirror · Aug 11, 2022

With Keir Starmer on holiday, Labour treads water on cost of living

Analysis: Gordon Brown, Martin Lewis and Ed Davey are the voices being heard, as the opposition is left with the same policy as Sunak

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2022

Rishi Sunak ‘losing advantage’ over Liz Truss among public – poll

The number of people saying the former chancellor would make a good prime minister fell over the last week of July.

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Jeremy Corbyn: Scottish independence referendum is 'the right thing to do'

LABOUR have been urged to dump their “increasingly untenable” opposition to indyref2 after former leader Jeremy Corbyn said having a second vote…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2022